Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,799, Loved Eddy, Mass.

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34799 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,799
Lored Eddy
His Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16 809 R Massachusetts.
Loved Eddy,
of Berksh. Co y , in the state of Massach ts . who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed, of the Massach ts . ine, for the term of one year.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of May, 1820, and sent to hon. Henry Shaw, member of Congress for Mass ts .
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820: $:175.22. semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept r 48 .. 21 mo s  \left. \begin{matrix} 28 \\ 31. \end{matrix} \right\} 1820. \quad \} \$:223.22.
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1883. March 29. F M Eddy - history Pnos

Capt. Saper, s
Deposition
1751

I Oliver Soper of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentleman, being duly qualified to give evidence, do testify and say, that, in the late war of the revolution, David Eddy enlisted as a private soldier in the Company of which I the said Deponent was Captain, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Reed, in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental establishment. That he continued in the said service as aforesaid from the time of his enlistment aforesaid, according to the best of my knowledge & belief during a period of twenty months, but not having now present the Roll of my said Company I am not able to state precisely the time of his enlistment or of his discharge.
Oliver Soper
Bristol ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
On this twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1819. Before me the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared the abovenamed Oliver Soper, to me this Justice well known, and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. I further certify that the S. Deponent is of good moral character & his declaration entitled to full faith & credit.
John M. Williams

John Bowers Disquisition

I John Bourn of Savoy in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of Lawfull age Depose and say that I was knowing to Loved Eddy of Savoy in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid enlisting in the Continental army in the war of the Revolution in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and Seventy Six and that I enlisted and served with him and that I know that he served in that service twelve months in Colonel Joseph Reed's Regiment and Captain Oliver Soper's Company. and at the end of twelve months he was regularly Discharged
John Bourn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss this Eleventh Day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen personally personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the justices of the Peace within and for the County of Berkshire John Bourn the above Deponent and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed. and I further state that I am personally acquainted with the above Deponent and that he is considered a man of truth and veracity
Isaac Babbitt justice of the Peace

Loved Eddy!
Did not know;
Col. Reid
Mosbach Regt
Dec. 1775 for 1 year.
8 May 1810.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ss.
ON this Eighth day of May in the year of our Lord 1818 before the subscriber a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in  Massachusetts personally appeared Loved Eddy aged sixty eight years, resident in the Town of Taunton in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, in the said District—who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Loved Eddy enlisted in Taunton in the State of Massachusetts — in the company commanded by Captain Soper , Col.  Walker's Regiment in May 1775 . and again in Dec r 1775 for one year in Capt. Soper's company, Reid's Reg t Mass e Line That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States, until the part of the time as a lieutenant of the company of mechanics until Jan y 1777 when he was discharged from service in Poekills in the State of New York —
That he was in the battle of _____ so called; — and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support;
And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
S. Putnam Just. } S. J. Court of Mass s }
Loved Eddy
I Samuel Putnam Judge do do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Loved Eddy did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court the 8. May 1818 S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s }
I JOSEPH WOODBRIDGE , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within a for the County of Berkshire do certify and attest, that the abovenamed  Samuel Putnam , is one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid and that the foregoing is his signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and year first above written.
J. Woodbridge Clerk
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I Jabez Briggs of lawful age, testify & say, that I have not the least doubt, the within named David Eddy did belong to & serve in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary war, having frequently heard him state the circumstances & considering him a man of strict truth & veracity — Jabez Briggs
Berk. 8 May 1818 Sworn to by said Briggs Before S. Putnam J.S.J.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. I James Spratt Clerk of the County of Bristol aforesaid. do hereby certify, that the Hon ble John Mason Williams is a judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, of said Commonwealth, duly authorized and acting under the authority thereof - and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his attestations
In Witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at Taunton in said County, this Twenty eighth day of February in the year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Twenty
James Spratt _____ A. Spratt Clerk of the Judic. Courts Bristol Co.